Baseball

Rams Sweep Home Doubleheader over New Jersey City

Mar 16, 2008

Rams Sweep Home Doubleheader
overNew JerseyCity

Game
1

Farmingdale State,
7 New Jersey City,
3

Game 2

Farmingdale State,
12 New Jersey City, 1

Farmingdale,NY – The Farmingdale State baseball team
(4-8, 0-0) swept New Jersey City (3-9, 0-0) in a non-conference
doubleheader this afternoon in Farmingdale, NY. Rams senior pitcher
Rob Savarese (Syosset, NY/Syosset) pitched six innings giving up
five hits and one earned run, leading the team to a 7-3 victory.
Senior captain Jesse Scott (Massapequa,
N.Y./Massapequa) received the win in the second game going 5 1/3
innings, giving up only one run.

In game one, the Rams were led by junior
shortstop Brian Benvenuto (Dix Hills, N.Y./Dix Hills/Nassau).
Benvenuto went 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
Senior outfielder Anthony Mazzilli (North Babylon, N.Y./Nassau)
contributed for Farmingdale by going 1-for-4 on the day with two
RBI’s and scoring one run. New Jersey City
first baseman Jose Colon (Brooklyn, N.Y./LaSalle Academy) scored
two of the Gothic Knights three runs in the
game.

In game two, the Rams’ offense exploded
scoring twelve runs and racking up fourteen
hits. Senior infielder Luis Feliciano (Bronx,
N.Y./Park West) went 2-for-3 with two RBI’s and three runs
scored. Benvenuto added two more hits and three
RBI’s to his already impressive day.
Senior designated hitter Mike Labrozzi (Sag Harbor, N.Y./Pierson)
went 2-for-3 scoring two runs for the Rams. New
Jersey City junior outfielder (Irvine, CA/Woodbridge) went 2-for-3
in the game to lead his team in hits.
Farmingdale improved to 3-0 at home this season.

The Rams face Yeshiva on Tuesday, March
16th in a Skyline Conference doubleheader at 4:00 pm in
Farmingdale, NY.